Well, using that card to try to win is a win in my bookThat's when you hit them with the ol'
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Chris Taylor
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Oh man first combo?
Onderzeeboot
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First combo you say?
Oh man, I feel old. I do not even remember the first combo, but since I started before around/before I was 10 it would be something really silly like:First combo you say?
Onderzeeboot
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See, that could have been me, but I wasn’t introduced to Magic until I was 18!
I've never seen this guy in a cube list other than mine, and I think that's a real shame. As you can read in my most recent blog post, he is incredible not only in a self mill deck, but actually in anything that has a high spell velocity. He likes all the stuff that favorites like Clarion Spirit do - he is just way cooler. (And costs more than twice as much, but still!)
If you have a cube with a power level/speed low enough that people can cast Fact or Fiction without getting overrun, you should try this incredibly ugly beast. Order your copy of Gurzigost today!
Well, all but one of my cube (ideas) are in different stages of decomposition (so no list). If your creature power is less than Silvos, rogue elemental then I think that the good old ugly gost is a great card. Unanswered it is mostly a 3 turn clock. It has no built in protection, and it requires a lot of work to make it work. Giving the opponent the possibility to find an answer is a requirement of a great card.
I've never seen this guy in a cube list other than mine, and I think that's a real shame. As you can read in my most recent blog post, he is incredible not only in a self mill deck, but actually in anything that has a high spell velocity. He likes all the stuff that favorites like Clarion Spirit do - he is just way cooler. (And costs more than twice as much, but still!)
If you have a cube with a power level/speed low enough that people can cast Fact or Fiction without getting overrun, you should try this incredibly ugly beast. Order your copy of Gurzigost today!
But hey, I did not need convincing that the card is great!
You jest, but I believe there was a (fringe) pauper deck called "acid trip" that was based on this exact 2-card combo
If I remember correctly, it was white and blue and used the almighty Kor Skyfisher.
In cube of course, we have the option to use even better synergy pieces like Flickerwisp and Glimmerpoint Stag. For when Demonic Pact is too strong for your cube
In cube of course, we have the option to use even better synergy pieces like Flickerwisp and Glimmerpoint Stag. For when Demonic Pact is too strong for your cube
Honestly, a cube that's built of nothing but the A+B combos that we all thought were so cool when we started off would actually be really fun. And it wouldn't necessarily be a straightforward list, since a lot of them would probably overlap.
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Some other combos that newbie me thought were super cool:
(And then there were the deck ideas that were bad, like a BG mill deck that tutored out my opponent's lands and then repeatedly used Undercity Informant to mill them out, or a Black "discard" deck focused on forcing my opponent to draw cards in order to keep everything turned on...)
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Some other combos that newbie me thought were super cool:
(And then there were the deck ideas that were bad, like a BG mill deck that tutored out my opponent's lands and then repeatedly used Undercity Informant to mill them out, or a Black "discard" deck focused on forcing my opponent to draw cards in order to keep everything turned on...)
This is an astute observation! I wonder how many Cubes fall into this category... Probably more than a few, right?
Yes, it is a big cheap beater with a drawback. If comparing to the contents of acube it is worthy if:
Either the drawback is manageable and the relative strength difference is worth it.
Or the drawback is not a drawback at all.
Ravnic’s cube satisfies both! Your highball does not satisfy the first part since you have a lot of green strong creatures (albeit a bit more expensive mana wise). The second one is a lot harder to asses. Does your green decks have a lot of cards at turn 5/6 in the yard? If yes, do you want them back on the bottom of your deck?
As an example: In my urza cube I have the following cards.
The wurm is much stronger/cheaper. The drawback is sadly a real drawback*, but the difference in strength is worth it.
*okay, rancor argothian enchantress make it a strength but unlike Gurzigost it requires very specific cards.
Hm, 7 mana and 4 cards to maybe win on turn 8?
Chris Taylor
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Just make sure to cut all the artifact destruction from your cube
Just make sure to cut all the artifact destruction from your cube
Ugh, that's so rough.
I wish it was indestructible